promettere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōmittere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈmet.te.re/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -ettere
  • Hyphenation: pro‧mét‧te‧re

Verb

prométtere (first-person singular present prométto, first-person singular past historic promìsi, past participle promésso, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to promise
  2. (transitive, figurative) to threaten
  3. (transitive) to look like (e.g. rain)

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References

Further reading

  • promettere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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